February 25, 2011
Day 56 - Happy ending
I'm home from the ICE Conference. It was an excellent conference and my two workshops went well. I'm happy it is over and to be home. As much as I loved attending and presenting at the conference, I was sad to be away from my family so soon after my father-in-law passed away.
February 24, 2011
Day 55 - Dinner out!
I've been at the ICE Conference all week. Cheryl and Blake liver nearly across the street from Pheasant Run, where the conference is held. They went out for dinner with me tonight. What a nice break from the conference!
February 23, 2011
Day 54 - Luke
Luke has been active in ICE for many, many years. He is one of the wonderful volunteers who make this marvelous conference GREAT! Although retired from teaching, Luke continues to share his passion for technology.
February 22, 2011
Day 53 - ICE Conference
Tonight is the kick-off reception for the ICE Conference. We're celebrating the 25th year! I think I have been to the last 20 conferences. I'm very lucky to have been able to attend one of the best educational technology conferences in the country for so many years!
February 21, 2011
Day 52 - Pheasant Run
This is my home away from home for the next few days. I'm at the ICE (Illinois Computing Educators) Conference in St. Charles. The conference is actually less than an hour from home, but I like to stay at the hotel. I'm presenting an all day workshop tomorrow, so I'm putting the finishing touches on my presentation.
February 20, 2011
February 19, 2011
Day 50 - Laughing
Here's another photo of Bob that makes me smile. He was such a fun father-in-law. He had an infectious laugh! His memorial service will be held in March. We are starting to collect photos for his slideshow.
February 18, 2011
Day 49 - Great Grandpa
This might be the last photo I took of Bob. It was taken at the end of December 2010. He is was so thrilled to be a Great Grandpa. This is the way I will always remember him.
February 17, 2011
Day 48 - Sad day
Scott's dad passed away this morning. Although he has had some health issues in recent years, we were saddened by the suddenness of his death today. The family spent the day together, crying, laughing, sharing stories of good times and bad. These beautiful roses were a Valentine's Day gift to his wife just a few days ago.
February 16, 2011
Day 47 - Retiree Luncheon
We had a small, but nice group of retirees at our February luncheon. When I retired in 2008, I volunteered to do the newsletter for the group. I've also managed to be 'in charge' of taking photos at our gatherings and posting them to the blog I created for the group - District 25 Alumni. The blog doesn't get many comments, but I do hear that people enjoy seeing fellow retirees.
February 15, 2011
Day 46 - Cinch!
Wow! Cinch is REALLY easy. I'll definitely add this to my Web 2.0 presentation at the ICE Conference next week.
February 14, 2011
February 13, 2011
Day 44 - Reindeer
I hadn't noticed this cute little guy earlier in the season. One of the restaurants in our downtown area had several reindeer created from pine branches. What cute idea!
February 12, 2011
Day 43 - Spelling with Photos
I'm experimenting with some fun websites as I prepare for my workshop presentation at the ICE Conference. I didn't take these photos, but it would be a fun project to collect my own photos of letters. I used this website to pull the photos from Flickr:
http://metaatem.net/words/
Thank you to my Facebook friend, Sheryl, who shared another cool site for spelling with photos.
Made with My Cool Signs.Net
February 11, 2011
Day 42 - Countdown to Spring Break!
My daughters and I will be traveling together during spring break. We have made this 'girls week' an annual tradition. This year we will be going to Southern California. Of course, baby Blake will be joining the girls & I this year!
February 10, 2011
Day 41 - Gift
Probably not the most romantic gift, but we gave our daughter & son-in-law a ladder for Valentine's Day. With the high ceilings in their townhouse, it was impossible to change the lightbulbs in the ceiling fixtures. I was tempted to buy a ladder like this for us too. It is so light weight and sturdy!
Here's a photo of my little buddy from today. :-)
Here's a photo of my little buddy from today. :-)
February 9, 2011
February 8, 2011
Day 39 - PhotoBooth #2
In January, I showed PhotoBooth to Blake and he wasn't too sure what to think. A month later.....look who has turned into a ham! This is Blake's second experience with PhotoBooth on my MacBook and as you can see, he is quite happy to smile at himself!
February 7, 2011
Day 38 - Talking Baby
February 6, 2011
Day 37 - Snow Flakes
The snowflake candles on my dining room table adds some sparkle inside on a dreary day.
February 5, 2011
Day 36 - Rings
Blake came over for a visit today. As a proud Grandma with a love of photography, I take LOTS of pictures. This is one of my favorites (at least this month!).
February 4, 2011
February 3, 2011
February 2, 2011
Day 33 - Blizzard!
We got about 2 feet of snow today. After it stopped snowing, we headed out to clear the driveway. Here's one of our neighbors giving us a hand.
And here's Lucy wondering where her grass is!
And here's Lucy wondering where her grass is!
February 1, 2011
Day 32 - Fotobabble
Click the red play arrow to hear about Blake's discovery! What a fun site! I'll be sharing this site during my Web 2.0 workshop at the ICE Conference!
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